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Michael Parkinson
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| Mostly Credited As: | Michael Parkinson |
| Date Of Birth: | March 28, 1935 (Age 74) |
| Country Of Birth: | United Kingdom |
| Birth Place: | Cudworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
Michael Parkinson was educated at Barnsley Grammar School. He left at the age of 16 and his ambition of becoming a professional cricketer was dashed when he was rejected by Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He turned to journalism, worked on several local newspapers in Yorkshire before joining the Manchester Guardian. Michael covered all sorts, from chip pan fires in Oldham to political conferences. He joined the Observer to write about sport and became a columnist with The Sunday Times. His first work in television was as a current affairs producer at Granada Television. He joined the BBC as a reporter for "24 Hours". In 1969 he became the presenter of Granada's Cinema series. In 1971 he presented Thames Television's regular afternoon show, Teabreak. The BBC decided to give the still relatively young broadcaster his own evening chat show, "Parkinson", the same year. With his working class accent, Michael Parkinson was a breath of fresh air and over the next 11 years he interviewed many of the leading celebrities of the time. The programme established him as one of the best known faces on television, and his fame resulted in his writing for the first edition of the British Cosmopolitan Magazine and his appearance with Jon Pertwee on the front of the Radio Times. His relaxed chat show was axed in 1982. Parkinson moved to ITV and became part of the Famous Five that launched TV AM. In 1998 the BBC resurrected "Parkinson" and the ageing presenter found himself back on prime-time. He presents his own show on BBC Radio 2, during which he plays much of his beloved jazz music. He maintains notoriety for his outspoken comments about other television personalities, the Government and the state of British sport. Michael currently claims he will retire before he's 70 and set about writing the book of his life.
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Michael Parkinson was educated at Barnsley Grammar School. He left at the age of 16 and his ambition of becoming a professional cricketer was dashed when he was rejected by Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He turned to journalism, worked on several local newspapers in Yorkshire before joining the Manchester Guardian. Michael covered all sorts, from chip pan fires in Oldham to political conferences. He joined the Observer to write about sport and became a columnist with The Sunday Times. His first work in television was as a current affairs producer at Granada Television. He joined the BBC as a reporter for "24 Hours". In 1969 he became the presenter of Granada's Cinema series. In 1971 he presented Thames Television's regular afternoon show, Teabreak. The BBC decided to give the still relatively young broadcaster his own evening chat show, "Parkinson", the same year. With his working class accent, Michael Parkinson was a breath of fresh air and over the next 11
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Michael Parkinson TV Appearances |
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| Show: The New Paul O'Grady Show (2006) |
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• Series 7, Show 59 |
07x59: (May/14/2009) |
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Himself |
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• Series 6, Show 38 |
06x38: (Nov/12/2008) |
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Himself |
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• Series 4, Show 60 |
04x60: (Dec/07/2007) |
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Himself |
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• Series 3, Show 20 |
03x20: (Apr/27/2007) |
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Himself |
| Show: The One Show (2006) |
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• December 17, 2008 |
03x106: (Dec/17/2008) |
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Himself |
| Show: This Morning (1988) |
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• October 13, 2008 |
21x31: (Oct/13/2008) |
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Himself |
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• September 11, 2007 |
20x07: (Sep/11/2007) |
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Himself |
| Show: Sunday AM (2005) |
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• 05 October 2008 |
04x06: (Oct/05/2008) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Story of Light Entertainment (2006) |
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• Chat Shows |
01x07: (Sep/02/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: Harry Hill's TV Burp (2002) |
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• Season 5, Episode 9 |
05x09: (Mar/18/2006) |
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Himself, [Special Guest Stars] |
| Show: The Paul O'Grady Show (2004) |
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• Series 2, Episode 5 |
02x05: (Mar/18/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Frank Skinner Show (1995) |
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• Michael Parkinson, Shane MacGowan, Goldie Lookin' Chain |
08x07: (Nov/25/2004) |
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Himself |
| Show: Breakfast with Frost (1993) |
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• 17 June 2001 |
09x23: (Jun/17/2001) |
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Himself |
| Show: Room 101 (1994) |
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• Michael Parkinson |
04x02: (Jul/29/1999) |
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Himself |
| Show: Have I Got News for You (1990) |
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• Martin Clunes, Michael Parkinson |
13x06: (May/30/1997) |
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Himself |
| Show: Pebble Mill (1991) |
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• Series 5, Show 12 |
05x12: (Oct/31/1995) |
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Himself |
| Show: Countdown (UK) (1982) • 9 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Tuesday September 20th, 1994) |
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• Series 28, Grand Final |
28x65: (Sep/30/1994) |
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Himself |
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• Episode 1586 |
28x64: (Sep/29/1994) |
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Himself |
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• Episode 1585 |
28x63: (Sep/28/1994) |
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Himself |
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• Episode 1584 |
28x62: (Sep/27/1994) |
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Himself |
| Show: There's A Lot Of It About (1982) |
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• Episode 1 |
01x01: (Sep/20/1982) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Kenny Everett Television Show (1981) |
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• Series 1, Show 5 |
01x06: (Mar/25/1982) |
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Himself, [Special Guest Stars] |
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